The movie Road to Dawn (2007) is based on the story of Dr Sun Yat Sen as a revolutionary in Penang, Malaysia, in the year 1910. Although it incorporates fictional elements, the movie is based on historical events.

This is a souvenir album in English/Chinese on the making of Road To Dawn on location in Penang. Road to Dawn is the first China-produced movie to be filmed in Malaysia; it was filmed entirely on location in Penang in August and September 2006. The grand premiere held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2008.

Produced by: the Shenzhen Film Production Company and the Pearl River Film Company Limited
Executive Producer: Wang Jiangcheng (China)
Director: Derek Chiu Sung Kee (Hong Kong)
Director of Photography: Chan Chi Ying

The project was initiated by Goh Mai Loon of Penang. In the past, other international movies have used Penang as a substitute location –Indochine (1992), Police Story 3 (1992), Paradise Road (1997), Anna and the King (1999) and The Touch (2002); however, Road To Dawn (2007) is the first international movie set in Penang.

Providing a brief historical background on each of the movie locations, the book is richly illustrated, with most of the photographs professionally taken by the official movie photographer Di Jin Sheng.